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 LC    Xantus's Hummingbird* Id (Atlas):
    Basilinna xantusii Endemic

Description (10)
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Other Scientific Names
Hylocharis xantusii [Sibley and Monroe, 1990], Hylocharis xantusii [AOUchecklist (1998 + supplements)], Hylocharis xantusii [Stotz et al. 1996]

Other Names (World)
Xantus's Hummingbird, Black-fronted Hummingbird

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
8 - 9 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lawrence, 1860)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest, subtropical and tropical dry shrubland. From sea-level - 2,200 m.

Range (Guide)
Mexico, USA.

Vagrant to Canada.

Southern Baja California; also Cerralvo I and perhaps sporadically on San José I (Gulf of California). Recent vagrant to southern California (USA), where attempted to nest.
 
Population
Estimated population is 20,000 - 49,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

 
Xantus's Hummingbird (Basilinna xantusii) [XC702506]
     by Sue Riffe from San Antonio de la Sierra, Baja Sur, Mexico (call)

 
Xantus's Hummingbird (Basilinna xantusii) [XC352767]
     by id from Sierra Las Pirras, Baja California Sur, Mexico (call)

Subspecies
Genus often merged into Hylocharis, though external morphology suggests closer relationship to Lampornis. Forms a superspecies with White-eared Hummingbird (Basilinna leucotis).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Xantuss Hummingbird (Basilinna xantusii) - 10 files


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